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Chrysler charges into electric car race
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFiring a surprise shot across the bows of industry rivals, Chrysler revealed three functioning battery-powered vehicles Tuesday and thrust itself to the forefront of the race to build mass-market electric cars. In unveiling a minivan, a Jeep Wrangler and...Tags: Vehicles, Auto Trends, Harry Reid, Tesla Motors, Inc., General Motors Corp.
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Ford Flex crossover: A square deal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn absolute terms, the Ford Flex is squarely brilliant. Here is a six- or seven-passenger spawn hauler with none of the minivan stigma that so evidently traumatizes suburbanites and their delicate eros. Actually, with its blacked-out roof pillars and...Tags: Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Honda, Roger Corman, Marketing
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Hatfield's is now serving on Melrose Avenue
Hatfield's opened Monday on Melrose Avenue: The white tablecloths, the toques worn by chef-owner Quinn Hatfield's kitchen staff and the tasting menus and painterly plating might be indicators of fine dining, but at the bar one can kick back to the emo...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Lifestyle and Leisure, Twitter, Inc., Foods and Beverages, Bacon
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Head of the family
For the purposes of this article, I will dispense with my usual sphinx-like air of mystery to tell you something personal. I am a new father.
This is an astonishing turn of events, primarily on account of my astonishing age (47). Nonetheless, my two...Tags: Vehicles, Philosophy, Science and Technology, Dodge, Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Can new CEO repair a sputtering Chrysler?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe early reviews of Chrysler's new-model CEO are in: Good acceleration and inexpensive, at least at first, but lacks fit and finish. Some analysts see Chrysler Group's hiring of Bob Nardelli as chief executive as a smart move, bringing in an energetic...Tags: Vehicles, Corporate Officers, Employees, Education, Career and Workplace
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'07 vehicle sales slip into reverse
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSales of cars and light trucks in the U.S. fell to their lowest level in almost a decade last year -- and the first half of 2008 isn't likely to be much better for automakers. They reported Thursday that vehicle sales in 2007 totaled 16.1 million, off 2....Tags: Federal Reserve, Dodge, Honda, Marketing, New Products
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Tory Burch has turned her line of classics into a must-have lifestyle brand
Times Fashion CriticWe started to notice it a few months ago -- the Palm Beachy printed clutches at Old Navy, the two-tone cardigans with jeweled buttons at J. Crew, the beaded tunics at Banana Republic, the indispensable flat shoe with a gold insignia on the toe at Target....Tags: Fashion Shows, Gaming, Defense, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Lance Armstrong
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Cuts loom for struggling Chrysler
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterChrysler is trying to cut its way back to significance. It's going to hurt. The automaker's 71,000 employees will be on "mandatory vacation" for two weeks in July when all operations across the country are shut down, the company said Thursday. A...Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Dodge, Inventories
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Chrysler snags key Toyota executive
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDuring his years at Toyota, Jim Press was known for his swimming prowess -- a skill that could come in handy as he navigates the choppy waters in his new job at Chrysler. Chrysler hired Press to run its sales and marketing operation Thursday, luring...Tags: General Motors Corp., Vehicles, New Products, Ford Motor Co., Companies and Corporations
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Chrysler to cut back its lineups
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersChrysler signaled a major shift in its product lineup and sales network Friday, saying it would phase out look-alike models, eliminate some dealerships and urge others to consolidate brands in a bid to cut losses. The fresh direction reflects the...Tags: Corporate Performance, Dodge, Honda, Marketing, Ford Motor Co.
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Workers Say Lender Ran 'Boiler Rooms'
Special to The TimesMark Bomchill says he'd like to forget the year he spent hustling mortgages for Ameriquest Capital Corp. in suburban Minneapolis. Slugging down Red Bull caffeine drinks, sales agents would work the phones hour after hour, he said, trying to turn cold...Tags: Litigation, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups, Human Rights
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Maria Shriver as No One Has Seen Her Distinction Magazine's May-June Cover Story
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2005 – The May-June issue of Distinction magazine, Southern California's luxury lifestyle publication, features an inspiring one-on-one interview – "Maria, Outside the Lines" – with California's First Lady Maria Shriver, author of...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Republican Party, Book, Education, Arts and Culture
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